'Wreck-It Ralph' wins big at Annie Awards

February 4, 2013

HOLLYWOOD — For more than four decades, the Annie Awards—presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood)--have recognized excellence in animation. While the awards recognize contributions to producing, directing, and more, the top award goes to Best Animated Feature. This year, the big prize was given to Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.

Wreck-It Ralph beat out Disney-Pixar’s Scottish gem Brave, in addition to two delightful stop-motion films, ParaNorman from LAIKA/Focus Features and Frankenweenie, another entry from Disney. Other finalists in this category included: Hotel Transylvania from Sony Pictures Animation, Rise of the Guardians from DreamWorks Animation, The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation, and The Rabbi’s Cat from GKIDS.

The winners include:

PRODUCTION CATEGORIES

Best Animated Feature

Brave – Pixar Animation Studios

Frankenweenie – The Walt Disney Studios

Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation

ParaNorman – LAIKA/Focus Features

Rise of the Guardians – DreamWorks Animation

The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation

The Rabbi’s Cat – GKIDS

(winner) Wreck-It Ralph – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Best Animated Special Production

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 – Warner Bros. Animation

Beforel Orel – Trust – Starburns Industries, Inc.

(winner) Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem – Illumination Entertainment

Disney Tron: Uprising – Beck’s Beginning – Disney TV Animation

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury – DreamWorks Animation

Justice League: Doom – Warner Bros. Animation

Best Animated Short Subject

Brad and Gary – Illumination Entertainment

Bydlo – The National Film Board of Canada

Eyes on the Stars – StoryCorps

Goodnight Mr. Foot – Sony Pictures Animation

Kali the Little Vampire – Folimage Studios, Ciclope Filmes, The National Film Board of Canada and Studio GDS